Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-20
I0lY At DEER LODGE.
s,,ondid Racing and More or Less
v,.tiue as is Usually the
Case.
Stacking Disabled by . Dislocated
".u,aer-Helena Wins the First
Prize at the Shoot At
Deer Lodge.

Sboulder-nelo""
Prize at the Shoot At
Deer Lodge.
rne Deer Lodge Races.
THE OPENING DAY.
,oneE, August 16.-[special to
p "'v;ner.l-The August meeting OF the
tho adoe Fair and Racing Association
Deer today with a fair attendance.
opeD, ou Of the horses which attended
sss n..te meeting are here, and in addition
p'.s are several which did not 60 to
tD'. The association have made some
bosv ;,nortant improvements this season.
", 400 about all they had was a track
a!' ,ance around it IA very ordinary a.
n' A.hat fence was), but to day it has an
loot Tor thereabouts) close fence, q
asD rand stand, new judges stand. new
J,oem. etc. Secretary McMaster in.
F.d vour correspondent that the stall
tfu.s the track is all taken (for thirty
np~ borses), and that very few OF the
t an.. Ayers passed Deer Lodge on their
bpI" W Helena. The track was in fine con-
~ ! The first race OF this, the first
y, was
HALF MILE HEAT RACE.
mining, two in three, between baoo's no
~ smiths White Stockings and Lila Fer.
In the pools Ferguson and Bogus
!n.rnated for favorite, White Stockings
m..lov. After a few pools Lila Fergu-
Gnu SSeeame q strong f~avorite-seven or
~. ."St to one, with the others selling even:
,"sss;rlv even start was mad Tor the hrst
80 ON the second scoring. In the f1rst
p.M n the race Ferguson took the lead,
I n;;h Rocus at her heels and White Stock
;n.s o~ccupying the same relative posltion
~ the mare. This they held well into the
Itch where White Stockings vent lame
o"S I'D TO stop altogether lust past Tn.
S;stsnce FLAG. being unable 10 ooucn MS leu
os'snet 70 the ground. The others ran in
I as. EerOuson winning by q neck in SIX.
c Gos nools now sold Ferguson owe Bogus
ono The horses were started at
~. l Srst scoring, with Bogus two lengths
sob;nd. The Oregon horse made q lint pull
w. the lead. but the disadvantage at the
'a,t was too much for him, and although
w. Gather d to within a neck osthe mare
!. vss short lust that much at the wire,
I,;n0 Ferguson the race. Time, 51h.
THE SECOND RACE
,. a tbree.in.fve trot between Raymond's
Carrie Belle lin the race at Butte last year
18th Ranchero, when the best time in the
territory was made-2:23, and given a
.narate timing OF 2:24), Bakers s. s. and
HasIlstt,s Almonetts (Oregon). Carrie
RsneIs fame made her a warm favorite,
and abe sold five to one over the field.
For the first heat a start was made after
.everal trials with s. s. next to the pole,
Carrie Bell next and the Oregon mare out.
rds. SIS. cut out the pace from the start;
Carrie Bell trying to trot around her, while
I~jmonette contented herself with keeping
her nose we'll no With the Helena horse
sulkv until in the back stretch, where she
LET out a link, passed Carrie and overhauled
SIS in the turn, taking the pole at the en-.
trance to the homestretch and holding it
to the wire, winning by a length, with Car.
RE five lengths behind. Time, 2:33h.
For the second heat Carrie Belle ad.
ysncsd 10 the pools selling at thret to two
over the field. It was a pretty start with
the horses we'll 10 hand. 1t was an even
thing around the first turn when the fourth,
Carrie Belle took the lead slightly, but SIS.
who vas on her wheel now commenced to
evidence the good judgment OF his hackers
and made y play for the lead which hesoon
took by q slight advantage, Almonette two
! sngths behind. The order was about the
same through the stretch and the lower
turn and when the home stretch was
reaching Carrie and the Helena horse were
on even terms. The latter had been
apparently pulled up on the turn, but
bad lost little, and soon retrieved it. 1t
1t was q close race to the stand and Carrie
seemed sure OF the heat buJ Unexpectedly
vent into the air half way bet~ cen the
distance flag and the wire. coming in run.
ming and hall q length behind. Alnonette
two lengths back. Time, 1886. Mutuals
paid $31 on the heat.
For the third heat Almonette was a
strong iavorite in tie mutuals, there being
81 tickets sold on her, t. ID on Carrie and
! on s. s. The start was n fine m and
could not have been more even. Notwlth-
standing the Oregon mare bei'g so strong
aiavorite, she lost ground from the hrst
and kept it up steadily. On the back
stretch Carrie flew mp and when sne 0
settled. was half a dozen lengths behind.
Bhe, however. did some very pretty WORK
from this.on, overbauling s. s. at the three
quarter and leading by two lengths at the
outcome. Time. 2 81.
THE FOURTH HEAT.
Carrie sold even with the field. The bet
ting was not heavy. A protest against Al
monette's driver was made, bu+, after con-
,dsrable squabbling. the judges decided to
make no change. Carrie took the lead at
the start and held it all the way around
Alnonette was q dozen lengths behind at
The back stretch, but pulled up even with
SIS. at the outcome, Carrie lour lengths
ahead. Time, 2:32.
No pools we're sold on the fifth heat, as
II seemed too easy a thing for the Belmont
Park mare to win. In obedience to q con-
tinued
KICK AGAINST THE DRIVER
Of A~lmonette. the driver was taken down
and C B. Jeffries put up. As before, Car
RE took the lead, Almonette being outside
Falling back, Jeffries guided her across the
track Of s. s. and took the second place at
the quarter, 8 s: being several lengths De
hind at the hall, ard A!monette overhaul.
Ing Carrie in the turn, the TWO leaders got
Of their feet and did some lively runulne
but settled al the beginning oil the home
stretch and q fine pull was witnessed to the
stand, Jeffries sending the Oregon mare III
winner by a nose, amidst the widest en-
thusiasm 8. S. several lengths behind
Time, 1882.
TWAS UsK
when the horses came on the track for tb'
sixth heat. Two patrol judges root
around the inside OF the fence to see tna'
the heat vas square. Carrie came in iortJ
yards leading and there was wild entnu
siasm among her hackers. but when TN
patrol judges came in they reported Una,
Almonette had been cut out and "
to the fence 80 the judges decided 1t was .
ioul and gave tho heat and the race 'e
Almonette. Time, 1856.
THE MILE DASH
had three entries, Tom DAILY, Basil ant
~Juanita; the former sold two to one owe
the field, the betting being light. DAILY hae
the pole with Basil next. On the mrs
turn DAILY led out while Juanita dropPet
behind. Through the race Basil w0Iket
nard for his hackers, but although aoie -
Draw up on the heels of Tom DAILY, ne cOui'
not do more and came in loser by tna
much, Juanita being about q iuriong DC
n'nd. Time, 1:5l.